- 1. How many PCR tests had been conducted in Egypt by March 25?
A) 105,000
B) 90,000
C) 25,000
D) 55,000
- 2. How many PCR tests had been conducted in Egypt by April 17?
A) 55,000
B) 90,000
C) 25,000
D) 105,000
- 3. How many PCR tests had been conducted in Egypt by April 23?
A) 25,000
B) 55,000
C) 90,000
D) 105,000
- 4. How many PCR tests had been conducted in Egypt by May 9?
A) 25,000
B) 105,000
C) 90,000
D) 55,000
- 5. Approximately how many pieces of PCR testing equipment did Egypt have dispersed across the country?
A) Exactly 100
B) Over 500
C) More than 40
D) Less than 20
- 6. What have foreign media outlets reported regarding individuals in Egypt during the pandemic?
A) Voluntary quarantine programs
B) Recognition for medical breakthroughs
C) Arrests for allegedly spreading false information
D) Mass vaccination campaigns
- 7. Which university's specialists estimated the number of COVID-19 cases in Egypt to be between 6,270 and 45,070 in March 2020?
A) University of Oxford
B) Cairo University
C) University of Toronto
D) Harvard University
- 8. What was the official count of COVID-19 cases in Egypt at the time the University of Toronto study suggested much higher numbers?
A) 126
B) 71,145
C) 710
D) 5,241
- 9. How did the Egyptian Ministry of Health respond to the University of Toronto's case estimates?
A) Publicly apologized for the undercount
B) Dismissed them as completely false
C) Requested further study
D) Accepted them as accurate
- 10. What action was taken against The Guardian reporter who wrote about the projected COVID-19 figures?
A) Asked to lead the health ministry
B) Accreditation was revoked
C) Offered a government position
D) Awarded a journalistic prize
- 11. Who warned a New York Times reporter for reporting on the projected COVID-19 figures?
A) State Information Service (SIS)
B) The World Health Organization
C) The University of Toronto
D) The Ministry of Higher Education
- 12. According to the paper co-authored by Health Minister Hala Zaid, what was the potential range of cases by March 31, 2020?
A) 6,270 to 45,070
B) 10,000 to 20,000
C) 71,145 to 100,000
D) 710 to 5,241
- 13. Who suggested on 21 May 2020 that the true number of cases might have been at least 71,145?
A) Hala Zaid
B) Khaled Abdel Ghaffar
C) The New York Times reporter
D) The Guardian reporter
- 14. What title does Khaled Abdel Ghaffar hold?
A) Minister of Higher Education
B) University of Toronto researcher
C) Minister of Health
D) Head of the State Information Service
- 15. What did the research paper co-authored by Egyptian scientists suggest regarding official case numbers?
A) That the numbers were exaggerated
B) That the pandemic had ended in March
C) That the official numbers were entirely accurate
D) That some underestimation may have taken place
- 16. In which month of 2021 was Egypt experiencing the third wave of the coronavirus?
A) May
B) March
C) April
D) June
- 17. By what percentage did Egypt's tourism revenue plunge in 2020?
A) 50%
B) 70%
C) 30%
D) 80%
- 18. How many tourists visited Egypt in 2019?
A) 10 million
B) 3.5 million
C) 13.1 million
D) 15 million
- 19. What amount of lost tourism revenue did Egypt aim to regain in 2021?
A) $6–7 billion
B) $10–12 billion
C) $1–2 billion
D) $3–4 billion
- 20. How many reported cases were there in Egypt in April 2021?
A) 18,632
B) 25,000
C) 34,066
D) 27,845
- 21. What was the total number of reported COVID-19 cases in Egypt by the end of April 2021?
A) 228,584
B) 200,000
C) 281,282
D) 262,650
- 22. How many active COVID-19 cases were in Egypt at the end of April 2021?
A) 30,000
B) 43,640
C) 53,729
D) 55,442
- 23. How many reported cases were there in Egypt in May 2021?
A) 40,000
B) 27,845
C) 18,632
D) 34,066
- 24. What was the total number of reported COVID-19 cases in Egypt by the end of May 2021?
A) 228,584
B) 262,650
C) 300,000
D) 281,282
- 25. What was the reported death toll in Egypt by the end of May 2021?
A) 13,402
B) 15,096
C) 12,000
D) 16,169
- 26. How many reported cases were there in Egypt in June 2021?
A) 20,000
B) 18,632
C) 27,845
D) 34,066
- 27. What was the total number of reported COVID-19 cases in Egypt by the end of June 2021?
A) 300,000
B) 262,650
C) 281,282
D) 228,584
- 28. What was the reported death toll in Egypt by the end of June 2021?
A) 15,096
B) 13,402
C) 16,169
D) 18,000
- 29. How many active COVID-19 cases were in Egypt at the end of June 2021?
A) 53,729
B) 40,000
C) 43,640
D) 55,442
- 30. What was the reported number of recovered patients in Egypt at the end of April 2021?
A) 150,000
B) 192,112
C) 211,384
D) 171,542
- 31. How many total reported cases were there in Egypt by the end of April?
A) 4827
B) 6037
C) 1000
D) 5537
- 32. What was the total death toll in Egypt at the end of May?
A) 5537
B) 2953
C) 392
D) 959
- 33. How many new cases were reported in Egypt during the month of June?
A) 19448
B) 25767
C) 68311
D) 43326
- 34. What was the total number of cases in Egypt by the end of July?
A) 98939
B) 68311
C) 103079
D) 94078
- 35. By how much did the death toll increase in August?
A) 5914
B) 1000
C) 616
D) 2953
- 36. What was the total number of reported cases by the end of September?
A) 107555
B) 94078
C) 98939
D) 103079
- 37. How many active cases were there in Egypt at the end of October?
A) 46898
B) 18326
C) 6543
D) 1837
- 38. When did Egypt receive its first shipment of 50,000 doses of the Sinopharm vaccine?
A) 23 February
B) 31 March
C) 10 December
D) 31 January
- 39. When did 50,000 doses of AstraZeneca's Covishield vaccine arrive in Egypt?
A) 31 January
B) 10 December
C) 31 March
D) 23 February
- 40. What was the total number of reported cases in Egypt by the end of March 2021?
A) 138,062
B) 165,951
C) 182,424
D) 200,739
- 41. What event was permitted in authorized mosques on March 31, 2021?
A) Concerts
B) Sports competitions
C) Prayers during Ramadan
D) Large weddings
- 42. When was the COVID-19 pandemic confirmed to have reached Egypt?
A) 31 December 2019
B) 1 March 2020
C) 14 February 2020
D) 12 January 2020
- 43. What is the name of the virus that causes COVID-19?
A) SARS-CoV-2
B) H1N1
C) SARS-CoV-1
D) MERS-CoV
- 44. Where was the first COVID-19 case in Egypt detected?
A) Cairo International Airport
B) Hurghada
C) Tanta
D) Alexandria
- 45. On what date did the Egyptian cabinet deny rumors of covering up COVID-19 cases?
A) 2 March
B) 14 February
C) 1 March
D) 28 February
- 46. Who was the first German fatality from COVID-19 in Egypt?
A) A 30-year-old tourist
B) A 60-year-old citizen
C) A hotel worker
D) A 75-year-old resident
- 47. Which country banned all arrivals from Egypt on 1 March 2020?
A) Kuwait
B) France
C) Tunisia
D) Qatar
- 48. What happened on 21 March regarding religious institutions in Egypt?
A) All religious activities were moved outdoors
B) Religious services were limited to 10 people
C) Mosques and churches were closed
D) Mosques remained open but churches closed
- 49. How many confirmed cases did the WHO report in Egypt on 9 March?
A) 56
B) 256
C) 710
D) 20
- 50. What was the reported total number of deaths in Egypt by 31 March 2020?
A) 14
B) 8
C) 46
D) 7
- 51. Which entity produced the Sinovac vaccine in Egypt?
A) Ministry of Health
B) The Egyptian Army
C) WHO Egypt
D) VACSERA
- 52. Which month saw 16,083 new reported COVID-19 cases?
A) July
B) September
C) August
D) October
- 53. In which month did the total number of reported cases first exceed 500,000?
A) March 2022
B) February 2022
C) December 2021
D) January 2022
- 54. What was the reported death toll in Egypt at the end of March 2022?
A) 24,040
B) 21,752
C) 24,417
D) 22,604
- 55. How many reported cases were there in February 2022?
A) 38,113
B) 23,016
C) 26,997
D) 58,560
- 56. How many active cases were there at the end of January 2022?
A) 43,260
B) 46,047
C) 46,341
D) 44,810
- 57. What was the total number of recovered patients by the end of December 2021?
A) 278,267
B) 320,563
C) 297,536
D) 256,886
- 58. What was the total death toll at the end of November 2021?
A) 21,752
B) 18,651
C) 17,331
D) 20,474
- 59. How many total reported cases were there in Egypt at the end of April?
A) 48,850
B) 515,645
C) 515,667
D) 442,182
- 60. How many active cases remained in Egypt at the end of April?
A) 45,342
B) 442,182
C) 24,613
D) 48,850
- 61. How many new cases were reported in Egypt during the month of May?
A) 45
B) 10,381
C) 12
D) 22
- 62. How many recovered patients were reported in Egypt at the end of May?
A) 445,701
B) 48,850
C) 442,182
D) 515,667
- 63. What was the reported source of the virus on the cruise ship?
A) An Egyptian staff member
B) An American male tourist
C) A Taiwanese-American female tourist
D) A local dock worker
- 64. How many people on the cruise ship tested positive for the virus by 7 March?
A) 97
B) 515
C) 12
D) 45
- 65. What was the status of the cruise ship on 7 March?
A) Placed in quarantine at a dock in Luxor
B) Evacuated completely
C) Sailing to Aswan
D) Sinking in the Nile
- 66. Approximately how many cases were traced to travel from Egypt by the end of February 2020?
A) 12
B) At least 97
C) 45
D) 515
- 67. What type of tests did the Egyptian government opt to use instead of the globally-accepted PCR test?
A) Genetic sequencing tests
B) Molecular tests
C) Antibody tests
D) Antigen tests
- 68. Under what condition were healthcare workers in Egypt allowed to take a PCR test?
A) Only after testing positive on an antibody test
B) Before starting their first shift
C) Immediately upon showing symptoms
D) Upon request by a supervisor
- 69. What report alleged that parliamentarians and their families received preferential treatment for vaccines?
A) Amnesty International
B) Human Rights Watch
C) Mada Masr
D) The World Health Organization
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